End-gate.



G. LIND'QUIST. END GATE.

APPLIOATIoN FILED H1B. a, 1910.

993,260. Patented May 23, 1911.

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GUSIAF LINDQUIST, 0F NISBET, NORTH DAKOTA.

END-GATE.

Application led February 3, 1910.

To all whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that l, GUS'rAr LiNDQUisT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nisbet, in the county of Oliver, State of North Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates; and 1 dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

rIhis invention relates to improvements in the end gates of wagons, andhas fo-r one of its objects to provide a simply constructed device ofthis character which is firmly coupled to the wagon and will not beshaken loose therefrom under the severe jars and concussions to whichthe average farm wagon is subjected when passing over rough roads.

Vith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims; and, in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aplan view of a portion of the rear or tail end of a wagon body with anend gate of the improved construction applied, and in closed position.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.1, with the improved device in open position.

The improved device may be applied to any of the ordinary farm wagons,and for the purpose of illustration is shown applied to a structure ofthis character in which 10-11 represent the side members and 12 thebottom member of a conventional wagon body. Attached to the inner faceof the side member 10 are the usual end gate cleats 13 and 141, whilesimilar cleats 15-16 are attached to the inner face of the side member11. The end gate structure is formed of two main portions, a relativelylong portion 17 and a shorter portion 18, the two portions when arrangedend to end extending between the sides 10-11 and bearing mpon thebotto-m 12, the bearing at the ends being between the cleats, as shown.

Extending around the longer member 17 of the end gate are two elongatedU-shaped straps 19-20, while similar straps 21-22 extend around theshorter section 18 of the end gate. The straps extend around the outerends of the members 17-18 and are Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1911.

serial No. 541,812.

secured by rivets or other suitable fastening means 23--2t- The strapsnot only form supports for the members 17-18 to protect them fromfracture when in use, but likewise serve as wear plates to protect thesections from abrasion. The ends of the straps are extended at the innerends of the members 17 18 and bent into hinge members as shown at 25, bywhich means the two parts 17-18 are hingedly united.

Projecting from each of the straps 21-22 where they pass over the end ofthe member 18 is an L-shaped rod 26 designed to pass through suitableapertures in the side member 11, and thus firmly lock the member 18 tothe side member when in use.

The apertures for the members 2G will be of suiicient size to permitthem to be inserted through the member 11 when the member 18 is disposedat an angle to the member 11, but which will not permit the member 18 tobe withdrawn unless it is so placed. By this means so long as the member18 is located at right angles to the member 11, the hook members 26 willfirmly lock the member 18 in position. Projecting from each of thestraps 19-20 where it passes over the end of the member 17 is a threadedstud 27, the studs being designed to pass through suit-- able aperturesin the member 10 and each stud is provided externally of the member 10with a wing nut 28, by means of which the member 17 is firmly locked inposition relative to the member 10. To the outer face of said end gatesection 18, a locking plate or arm 80 is secured by bolts or the like29, the arm being extended over the outer face of the section 17 andprovided at its free end with an open longitudinal slot 31. A rod 32 ispassed through the member 17 and is rotatable therein, the rod being sopositioned that when the extending arm 8O is disposed in contact withthe outer face of the member 17 the slot 81 will pass over the rod. Theend of this rod is bent laterally as at 33 and it will be seen that whenthe sections 17 and 18 are alined as shown in Fig. 1, the laterallydirected terminal 33 may be turned downwardly to bear over the outerface of the arm 30, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The bent rod thus servesas a latch to retain the sections 17 and 18 in the alined or closedposition.

Extending from the arm 30 is a small bracket 34, and slidably arrangedthrough this bracket at its free end is a spring pressed bolt 35, theinner end of the bolt being arranged to bear against the member 30. Bythis means an eiectual locking device is produced whereby thev lateralprojection 33 of the rod 32 may be locked in position and prevented fromrotary movement. By this means an effectual locking means is providedwhereby the members 17-18 and the arm 30 may be firmly locked togetherand the members 17-18 retained in their closed position. l/Vhen it isdesired to detach the end gate the wing nuts 28 are detached, the bolt35 withdrawn to release the rod 32 which is then rotated to bring thelateral member 33 in horizontal position and opposite the slot 31. Thearm is then drawn outwardly which will break the members 17-18 at theirhinged point 25 and withdraw the studs 27 from the member l0 andlikewise withdraw the L-shaped hooks 26 from the member 11, and releasethe end gate.

.Vhen the end gate is to be restored the operations are repeated inreverse order, as will be obvious.

The improved device is simple in construe'- tion, is strong and durable,and cannot work loose under the severe jars to which devices of thischaracter are subjected.

What I claim is:

An end gate comprising two sections hingedly united at their confrontingends, straps extending around the ends of said sections and bearing uponopposite sides of and secured to the same, L-shaped members extendingfrom the straps of one of said sections and adapted to pass through oneof the sides of a wagon body, threaded studs provided with clamp nutsand extending from the straps of the other section and adapted to passthrough the other side of a wagon body, and means operating to maintain.said sections in longitudinal alinement.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GUSTAF LINDQUIST.

'opies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Gommissoner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

